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The Malta Labour Party (MLP, Maltese: Partit Laburista) is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Nationalist Party. It is currently the main party of opposition in Malta having thirty-four of the sixty-nine seats in the Maltese House of Representatives^[1]. The Nationalist Party (PN, Maltese: Partit Nazzjonalista) is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Malta Labour Party. ...

History

The Malta Labour Party was founded in 1949 as a successor to the Labour Party founded in 1921. Dr Paul Boffa, Leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister since 1947, resigned and left the party because of serious disagreements with his Deputy Dominic Mintoff which had led to a series of cabinet crises. Boffa formed the Malta Workers Party (MWP) while Mintoff re-organized the Labour Party as the present-day Malta Labour Party. Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Sir Paul Boffa (born 30 June 1890, Vittoriosa – died 6 July 1962, Paola) was a Maltese prime minister (1947-50) who took office after self-rule was reinstated by the British colonial authority following the end of World War II. Born in Vittoriosa on 30 June 1890, Paul Boffa was... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dominic Mintoff (born 6 August 1916) was Prime Minister of Malta under British colonial rule, between 1955 and 1958, and then after independence, serving between 1971 and 1984. ...

The MLP contested its first elections for the Malta Legislative Assembly the following year. The old Labour vote was split equally between the MLP and the MWP, giving them eleven members each. This allowed the Nationalist Party (PN) to have a slight edge in the formation of a government, which it did in coalition with the MWP. The government did not last long. Two other elections were held in 1951 and 1953 (the last time a coalition governed in Malta) which both saw short-lived PN-MWP coalitions and the decline in the share of votes to the MWP with increasing support for the MLP. The Nationalist Party (PN, Maltese: Partit Nazzjonalista) is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Malta Labour Party. ...

The MWP eventually disintegrated and the MLP formed a government for the first time in 1955. This legislature was dominated by the issue of integration with the United Kingdom. The party, which started its life as an anti-colonial party with the slogan "Integration or self-determination" was now inclined towards the first part of the formula. A referendum was held in 1958 but given the number of abstensions and massive opposition by the Nationalist Party and the Catholic Church, the result was inconclusive. This, together with a number of dismissals at the naval dockyard led to Mintoff's resignation and his call for massive protests in April 1958. Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... A Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create, amend and ratify laws. ... Elections Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A referendum (plural referendums or referenda), ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, originally a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ...

The Governor re-established direct colonial government which lasted until 1962. In the meantime, the MLP's connections with Third World Independentist and Socialist movements, set it on a collision course with the Maltese Catholic Church, which the Party perceived as pro-British and the cause of failure of the Integration project. This led to the party leadership being interdicted from 1961 to 1964, when reading, advertising and distributing Party newspapers was deemed a mortal sin. In the 1962 elections this led to the defeat of the Party at the polls as well as a split with the creation of the Christian Workers' Party. Peace with the Church would not be made until 1969 by which time the Christian Workers' Party had disintegrated. Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Jamaican reggae band, see Third World (band). ... Socialism is a social and economic system (or the political philosophy advocating such a system) in which the economic means of production are owned and controlled collectively by the people. ... For other meanings see Interdict The word interdict usually refers to an ecclesiastical penalty in the Roman Catholic Church. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Mortal sin, according to the beliefs of Roman Catholicism, is a sin that, unless confessed and absolved (or at least sacramental confession is willed if not available), condemns a persons soul to Hell after death. ...

The Malta Labour Party participated in independence talks but disagreed with what was offered, causing them to not participate in the Independence celebrations when independence was actually achieved in 1964. The party made strong gains in the 1966 elections which, however, were not enough to see it in office. Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ...

An unimportant split occurred in 1969 when the Communist Party of Malta was founded. This split happened as a result of the truce between the Malta Labour Party and local Catholic authorities. The Communist Party has since only contested the 1987 elections. Communist Party of Malta (in Maltese: Partit Komunista Malti), is a communist political party in Malta. ...

The Malta Labour Party won the 1971 general election and immediately set out to re-negotiate the post-Independence military and financial agreements with the United Kingdom. The party also undertook massive nationalization programmes whilst setting up various State owned companies and investments and expansion of the welfare state introducing several benefits to workers and families and further introducing acts of parliament aimed at employee rights and trade union rights. Malta became a republic in 1974. The MLP won the 1976 elections. Amongst other things, homosexual relationships and adultery were decriminalised and the Government managed to secularise the State introducing civil marriages and modernising Maltese civil law. A law that gave males and females a right to the same wage for the same work done was also enacted amongst employment laws enacted at the time. Nationalization, also spelled nationalisation, is the act by which a nation takes possession of assets without requiring the owners consent, with or without payment of compensation. ... There are three main interpretations of the idea of a welfare state: the provision of welfare services by the state. ... The Lawrence textile strike (1912), with soldiers surrounding peaceful demonstrators A trade union or labor union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages, hours, and working conditions, forming a cartel of labour. ... Look up republic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1981 the Party managed to hold on to a parliamentary majority even though the opposition Nationalist Party managed an absolute majority of ballots. A serious political crisis ensued when Nationalists MPs refused to take their seats for the first years of the legislature. Premier Mintoff called this result a "perverse" one. He had proposed that fresh elections had to be held, but members of his Parliamentary group rejected this proposal. Mintoff resigned as Prime Minister and Party leader in 1984 (although he retained his parliamentary seat) making way for his appointee Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici (also known as Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici; sometimes colloqially referred to as KMB) (b. ...

The party agreed to constitutional amendments in 1987, which guaranteed that the party with a majority of vote was given a majority of seats. Thanks to the amendment the Nationalists returned to Government after 16 years. Amend redirects here. ...

Labour Party Club, Republic Street, Valletta, 1985

The MLP performed badly in 1992 and Mifsud Bonnici resigned. He was succeeded by Dr Alfred Sant who modernized the party and secured a victory at the polls in 1996. Image File history File links Malta_02_Valletta. ... Image File history File links Malta_02_Valletta. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici (also known as Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici; sometimes colloqially referred to as KMB) (b. ... Alfred Sant (born February 28, 1948) is a Maltese politician, who served as Prime Minister of Malta between 1996 and 1998. ...

However, trouble was brewing. Mr Mintoff started creating problems in Parliament where the government had only a single seat majority. Things came to a head in summer of 1998 when the government lost a vote on the lease of the Cottonera waterfront. Sant called early elections and was defeated. Back in opposition, the party campaigned unsuccessfully against EU membership, losing again in 2003. Sant resigned but stood again for election of Leadership of the Party where he was voted again as leader with more than 65% of the vote. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In June 2004 the party succeeded in obtaining a relative majority of votes in the elections held to elect the first five Maltese MEPs for the European Parliament^[2]. The party elected 3 of his candidates: Joseph Muscat, John Attard Montalto and Louis Grech. Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP) Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP) Gérard Onesta (Greens – EFA) Edward McMillan-Scott (ED) Mario Mauro (EPP) Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez (PES) Luigi Cocilovo (ALDE) Mechtild... Joseph Muscat (b. ... Louis Grech (born 22 March 1947) is a Maltese politician and Member of the European Parliament. ...

The Malta Labour Party lost for the third consecutive time in the 2008 general elections, obtaining 48.79% share of the vote^[3] and losing the election to the Nationalist Party by 0.5%. Following the loss of the election, Sant resigned as MLP leader on 10th March 2008. The first round of the election of the new leader were held on 5 June 2008. Five members announced their intention to stand as candidates including George Abela (a former Deputy Leader), Evarist Bartolo (a frontbench MP and ex-Minister), Marie Louise Coleiro Preca (a frontbench MP and former Secretary-General of the Party), Michael Falzon (an MP and Deputy Leader of the Party) and Joseph Muscat (an MEP). In the first round neither candidate obtained 50%+1 the majority of the votes. So a run up election had to be held on the 6th June between the top two candidates who obtained the most number of votes, Dr.George Abela and Dr. Joseph Muscat. Dr Joseph Muscat was elected MLP leader, gathering 67% of the total votes. The Nationalist Party (PN, Maltese: Partit Nazzjonalista) is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Malta Labour Party. ... is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Falzon (born on 16 November 1961 in Sliema Malta) is the Deputy Leader (Party Affairs) of the Malta Labour Party and a candidate for the second (Vittoriosa, Senglea, Cospicua, Zabbar, Kalkara and Xgħajra) and tenth electoral (Gzira, Pembroke, Sliema and St. ... Joseph Muscat (b. ... Joseph Muscat (b. ...

Media

The Party owns a television station that broadcasts at a national level, One Television, and a radio station that also broadcasts on a national scale, One Radio. The Party issues the Sunday weekly KullĦadd and also runs the on-line newspaper maltastar.com. Kanal 9 is a commercial television channel owned by the SBS Broadcasting Group broadcasting to Sweden. ...

Past and Current Leaders

• Leaders since 1949
  • 1949-1984 Perit Dom Mintoff (Prime Minister: 1955-1958, 1971-1984)
  • 1984-1992 Dr Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici (Prime Minister: 1984-1987)
  • 1992-2008 Dr Alfred Sant (Prime Minister: 1996-1998)
  • 2008- Dr Joseph Muscat

Dom Mintoff (born Dominic Mintoff, Maltese Duminku Mintoff; August 6, 1916) was the leader of the Malta Labour Party from 1949 to 1984, Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1958 (when Malta was still a British crown colony) and again, post-Independence, from 1971 to 1984. ... Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici (also known as Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici; sometimes colloqially referred to as KMB) (b. ... Alfred Sant (born February 28, 1948) is a Maltese politician. ... Joseph Muscat (b. ...

See also

• Paul Boffa
• Alfred Sant
• Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
• Black Monday
• Interdict (Roman Catholic Church)

Sir Paul Boffa (born 30 June 1890, Vittoriosa – died 6 July 1962, Paola) was a Maltese prime minister (1947-50) who took office after self-rule was reinstated by the British colonial authority following the end of World War II. Born in Vittoriosa on 30 June 1890, Paul Boffa was... Alfred Sant (born February 28, 1948) is a Maltese politician. ... Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici (also known as Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici; sometimes colloqially referred to as KMB) (b. ... October 15, 1979, is considered as Black Monday in Malta. ... For other meanings see Interdict The word interdict usually refers to an ecclesiastical penalty in the Roman Catholic Church. ...

References

External links

• Malta Labour Party
• Super 1 Radio and TV
• Maltastar.com Online Newspaper
• It-Torca
• L-Orizzont
• KullHadd
• Labour Youth Forum

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